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Yeah. if anybody don't agree with you, then it must be lie. Nothing new here.
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Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981
We have "hire vets" campaigns because many of them (NOT ALL but many) have problems make the smooth transition back to the civilian world. Many of these people have troubles finding employments.
Quite frankly, Hire vets campaigns is nothing but a campaign. It is UP to civilian employers to hire them or not. Choice is theirs.
What if they gave tax breaks for hiring white males over black females?
But why does it have anything to do with "worship?"
Private companies get a tax break, they look out for themselves and for themselves ONLY. If they don't receive any benefits (for lack of a better word), do you really think they would even consider hiring a vet? can you at least admit that? It has nothing to do with patriotism or worship.
Plus, the veterans still have to be qualified for the job, no private companies are willing to hire a moron just to get a tax break. It is suicide.
When I was about to graduate, many private companies chose my classmates over me because they were simply better than me. But they still prefer me over somebody from another college. It is what it is.
You have to love the military. They're still the most uncorrupted arm of the US government and together with the American citizenry are the only thing keeping the country from completely vanishing.
The pro military crowd is really the pro big government crowd. Those who serve today, aren't serving their country. Rather, they're serving our government, which entails executing the nefarious orders by our government. I don't hate those who serve our government, but having college basketball games played on aircraft carriers is way over the top.
The pro military crowd is really the pro big government crowd. .
Not me. Personally, I cannot stand big government and I think the very idea of "bringing back draft" is sickening to say the least. I prefer smaller government, more freedom to the citizen.
However I cannot stand anti military crowd either. Many of them are just plain mean spirited. I have many combat Marine friends, these are somebody's fathers sons, husbands, siblings. They struggle the most, they suffer the most. Don't use them as scapegoat, that is all one can hope for.
Not me. Personally, I cannot stand big government and I think the very idea of "bringing back draft" is sickening to say the least. I prefer smaller government, more freedom to the citizen.
However I cannot stand anti military crowd either. Many of them are just plain mean spirited. I have many combat Marine friends, these are somebody's fathers sons, husbands, siblings. They struggle the most, they suffer the most. Don't use them as scapegoat, that is all one can hope for.
1. How is a big, powerful military occupying MANY countries around the world by order of it's government not big government?
2. The pro military crowd works for the government yet many of them hate big government. That doesn't make much sense.
How many of you find it excessive? I think it's absurd how the word "hero" has lost all real meaning lately. It's all over the media. "Support your troops!" "Hire vets!" As if the rest of us non-military people don't deserve to be hired. They're not "defending our freedoms". The reality is, the Military does nothing to protect the freedom of anyone. All it does is extends the power of the state. I respect soldiers for their bravery, but I am under no illusion that they're doing anything noble. They're doing a job, and an immoral one too, when you really think about it. Respect the individual, don't respect the whole. I got a couple of funny looks when I didn't stand and cheer for military representatives at a baseball game. I would have applauded had I known what the individuals had actually done. I'm all fine for thanking an individual personally, but I won't clap just because I'm told.
I think doctors, nurses, firefighters, and police should get the same type of respect the military does. They save lives and help people, but they don't get preference over anyone else for it.
It's very fascistic that people with similar views of the USA military machine get labeled "unpatriotic" and "American hating". I think a true patriot does question what we are told. A true patriot doesn't want any wars because no wars means our military men and women are not being killed for greedy reasons and it also means that hundreds of civilians in other countries are not being killed.
Am I misinformed? Am I ignorant? Or has military worship in this country gone completely off the rails?
Yes, you are misinformed. The government gives orders to the military and the military just carries them out. Oh yea, the bankers give orders to the government, that about covers it.
While I rather doubt that anybody "worships" me, I really don't know and don't really care.
If somebody does, it is THEIR problem, not mine.
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